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Freshwater Weekly Fishing Report

Alan Henry

FAIR. Water clear; 75 degrees; 6.61 feet low. Crappie are good in 25-40 feet of water over trees with minnows. There is a great night bite under green lights in 35 feet of water. Report provided by Randy Britton, Lake Alan Henry Crappie Guide.

Amistad

GOOD. Water clear; 82 degrees; 57.92 feet low. Black bass are good on craw patterned Texas rig plastics in 5-15 feet of water, bladed jigs and swimbaits around hydrilla. White bass and striped bass are good below 30 feet following shad balls around Rough Canyon. Water is extremely low, so stay in channels and ditches when running. Report by Captain Olin Jensen, Jensen’s Guide Service. Channel catfish are good in 8-12 feet of water with punch bait. Black bass are good on grass beds with soft plastics. Report by Captain Kent Terrill, 3T Guide Service.

Arlington

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 0.30 feet low. Bass fishing is really good along the rocks and main lake slopes with mid and deep diving crankbaits. As the sun rises, switch to a Carolina rig with a long leader. Bluegill are bass are feeding all over the lake. Report by local angler Wesley Molina.

Arrowhead

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 75-78 degrees; 3.00 feet low. Shad continue to spawn along the shorelines early morning attracting some fish shallow early. Fish are scattered all over the lake. Catfish are good deep and shallow on punched bait and fresh cut shad. Crappie bite is fair on submerged structure with minnows and jigs. Report by Brandon Brown, Brown’s Guide Service.

Athens

FAIR. Water clear; 85 degrees; 0.09 feet above. Bass are still shallow on small moving baits, and senkos in and over grass edges. Crappie are fair on brush 20-25 feet of water with minnows and jigs. Report by Jim Brack, Athens Guide Service.

Austin

FAIR. Water clear; 85 degrees; 0.64 feet low. Bass are good on Lake Austin off docks. deep bluff walls and at the mouths of creeks. On Lady Bird Lake bass are good jerkbaits, paddle tails, wacky worms, topwater worms on submerged grass and around bridges in all depths, especially when the current is flowing. Catfish are good on juglines. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing.

B.A. Steinhagen

FAIR. Water stained; 78 degrees; 0.41 feet below. Fishing patterns are similar as we head into the weekend. Bass are fair with some topwater action early morning, switching to your favorite plastics along grass lines midday. Crappie are good using minnows and jigs on main lake structures and brush piles. Catfish are good moving shallow biting cut and cheese bait.

Bastrop

GOOD. Water clear; 90 degrees. Bass are good in the discharge first thing in the morning, moving to the main lake near the dam later in the day. Use small topwaters such as a torpedo style bait, in clear or bone in color, and small, straight tail swimbaits as well as letting it sink down to the bottom. Working the grass edges with a fluke or small worm will get you some good bites as well. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs Bass Fishing Guide Service.

Belton

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 4.64 feet low. At Lake Belton, the summer heat is beginning to make a difference in the fishing. Average white bass catch numbers for half-day morning trips have dropped off from around 200 fish per trip to the 150 to 160 level. White bass are beginning to suspend more frequently and make use of the bottom. MAL Heavy and a MAL Dense Lures used vertically in conjunction with Garmin LiveScope has been the most productive approach. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service. Crappie are good on timber and brush piles anywhere from 10-20 feet of water using minnows and jigs. The 12 foot Outlaw crappie rods were the key enabling us to keep off the brush pile. Report by Zach Minnix, Jig N Jerk Guide Service.

Benbrook

SLOW. Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 3.06 feet low. Bass are good early morning with topwaters, moving deeper on submerged grass with crankbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are good on brush piles and docks using minnows and jigs. White bass are good chasing bait on silver jigging spoons. Catfish are good on cut baits.

Bob Sandlin

GOOD. Water clear; 82 degrees; 0.35 feet low. Crappie are excellent on brush in 15-20 feet of water biting on minnow and jigs. Bass are good on topwaters shallow early morning, moving to points with your favorite plastics after the topwater bite tapers off. Catfish spawn is over and they are good in 15-20 feet of water using cheese bait or cut bait. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O the Pines Crappie Fishing.

Brady

Good. Water dirty; 85 degrees; 8.89 feet low. Largemouth bass are very good shallow on crankbaits. White bass are good schooling on the main lake biting topwaters or crankbaits. Crappie are fair around the marina and catfish are good on cut bait or live perch.

Braunig

GOOD. Water stained, 88 degrees. Largemouth bass are good on watermelon red soft plastics around reed beds in the mornings moving to deeper structures as the sun gets high. Red Drum have been good for boaters using frozen shrimp and live bait around the jetty at night on stink bait and worms. Boaters and shoreline fisherman alike are having success on live bait in 10-15 feet of water.

Bridgeport

GOOD. Water normal stain; 80 degrees; 2.60 feet low. The main lake is lightly stained with the ends finally starting to clear up and all boat ramps are open. Largemouth bass have been active on topwaters right at sunrise, target along the dam or main lake points. Crappie are good on minnows in deeper water around the 380 bridge, docks and brush piles. Look for the sand bass to increase their schooling early and late, but it is not unusual to see them come up right in the middle of the day. The “tiny torpedo” will tear them up. Catfish are good on cut baits in deeper water around main lake humps. Be aware of increased boat traffic on the lake, especially in the north end. Report by Keith Bunch, Lake Bridgeport Guide Service.

Brownwood

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 81-83 degrees; 3.61 feet low. Bass are fair to good up to 4 pounds on crankbaits and jigs on hardwoods and between docks. The topwater bite is starting to pick up. Crappie are good to 1.25 pounds on minnows and jigs from 10-15 feet of water on brush piles and under docks. White bass are good to 1.00 pound on crankbaits casting or trolling. Catfish are slow on cut bait, liver and perch.

Buchanan

GREAT. Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 6.62 feet low. Crappie fishing is fair 20-25 feet of water with chartreuse jigs. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service. Bass are good on shallow rock and vegetation, and flipping shallow trees with worms and craw worms. The topwater bite is getting good as well. Crappie, white bass, hybrids and stripers are going strong using small jigging spoons or flutter spoons. Report provided by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs Bass Fishing Guide Service.

Caddo

SLOW. Water stained; 79 degrees; 0.98 feet high. Summer patterns continue on the lake with some schooling action and fish in the river systems. Throw Texas rigs, dropshots, shaky heads and Carolina rigs. Topwater bite is heating up with frogs, buzz baits and pop r’s. Bite should only get better for the next two months as the school action will really heat up. Come experience this majestic lake that God spoke into existence and chase these bass around some. Report provided by Vince Richards, Caddo Lake Fishing & Fellowship.

Calaveras

FAIR. Water stained, 87 degrees. Red drum are fair around the dam area and the far northwest of recreational shorelines seeing best results for red drum on live perch and crayfish. Soft plastics and live bait for boaters and shoreline anglers alike are working in 15-25 feet of water. Catfish have still been good at night around reed beds using cut bait and cheese bait.

Canyon Lake

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 2.49 feet low. Bass are good around hydrilla with tops, jerks and flukes. Crappie are good on corps of engineer brush piles using minnows or jigs. White bass and stripers under birds near the dam jigging spoons and topwaters or small swimbaits for surface action. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours.

Cedar Creek

EXCELLENT. Water normal stain; 78-83 degrees; 1.80 feet low. Crappie are good using minnows and jigs on brush piles in 10-16 feet of water, with the better quality fish coming in 10-12 feet. Largemouth bass are good on retaining walls early in the morning using buzzbaits and chatterbaits. After it warms up, move out to 12-18 feet of water on brush throwing shaky heads, watermelon red trick worms and deep diving crankbaits. White bass and hybrid bass can be caught surfacing at the dam and Key Ranch Flats at daylight using popper style baits and small spoons. After the sun comes up and fish quit surfacing go check deeper humps. Report by Kyle Miers, Lake Country Outfitters.

Choke Canyon

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 20.82 feet low. Bass are good in shallow water in seven feet or less from Calliham to the dam around hydrilla. Good topwater bite with black colored bait while the may fly hatch is on. The may fly hatch creates a good topwater bite because it attracts the perch to feed on the surface, in turn bringing the bass up. Deep water crankbaits and Carolina rigs with your favorite plastics is working. Crappie are good in 16-22 feet of water in brush piles using live bait. Catfish are good moving up shallow with cheese bait under corks. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours.

Cisco

GREAT. Water stained; 79 degrees; 4.76 feet low. The fish are biting great after the recent rains. Crappie are biting best in the evenings with minnows. Report by Jason Miller, Lake Cisco Rentals.

Coleman

SLOW. Slightly stained; 80 degrees; 2.93 feet low. Summer fishing patterns are here with the best fishing early morning and later in the evening. Bass are fair with some topwater action early, and then switching to diving crankbaits, or senkos on grass beds. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs on main lake brush piles. Catfish are fair on cut bait. Hybrid stripers are fair starting to school with some topwater action.

Conroe

GOOD. Slightly stained; 81 degrees; 0.18 feet below. Catfish are spawning in 20-30 feet of water looking for nests in tires, rock, brush, and timber. They will be concentrated together until around mid July. Hitting catfish bubblegum, shrimp, shad or minnows under a cork. Report by Brad Doyle with Bradley’s Guide Service. Crappie are slow in 15-23 feet of water on standing timber, and brush piles. Soft hit with black and chartreuse jigs with a crappie nibble, if you can get their interest, catching only a few per pile if any. Black bass are good deadsticking weightless senkos close to brush, or with creature baits Texas rigged in 15-25 feet of water. Hybrid stripers are good in small schools with an early morning topwater bite then transition to 16-25 feet of water jigging with a one ounce spoon or trolling with a hellbender and pet spoon. Always wear your life jacket! Report by Mike Cason, Fishical Therapy Lake Conroe Fishing Guide. Undersized hybrid stripers are coming on silver spoons and cut bait. Report by Jimmy Laux, Jimmy’s Gone Fishing Guide Service.

Cooper

GREAT. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 2.50 feet low. Summer fishing patterns like triple digit weather is upon us. Catfish are good off docks and shorelines with cut bait. Crappie are good on main lake brush piles and standing timber with jigs and minnows. Bass are fair early morning with topwaters, transitioning to deeper water structures midmorning with chatterbaits and crankbaits.

Corpus Christi Lake

GOOD. 80 degrees; 6.04 feet below. Catfish are fair in 5-10 feet of water on cheese bait, shad oil soap, and cut carp. Largemouth bass are slow in 5-10 feet of water near drop-offs and points. White bass are great, get out early and watch for working birds. When you find the schools small spoons, swimbaits, and speck rigs work well. Crappie are good in 5-10 feet of water on minnows and scented jigs around piers and structure. Freshwater drum are poor. Alligator gar are great on cut carp. Report provided by Damian Hubbs, Mathis Bait Co.

Cypress Springs

Water stained; 79 degrees; 1.47 feet low. The rapid water temperature changes have scattered most of the fish making it hard to determine the pattern. Bass have been really slow with some fish just now starting to show up on main lake points but a lot of them are still suspended. Crappie have been in water anywhere from 4-30 feet of water. Minnows have been producing better than artificial. Catfish are still shallow and really good over baited areas with prepared baits, such as punch bait, under a cork rig. Report by Captain Mike Thompson, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Eagle Mountain

GOOD. Water stained, 79 degrees; 1.53 feet low. Fishing is similar as the water heats up. White bass are good on main lake structure on slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair to good on brush piles, and main lake structure on jigs with white color combinations and shooting docks. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits around docks and main lake structure. Blue catfish are slow. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. The report was provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

Falcon

GOOD. Water stained; 79 degrees; 40.17 feet low. Night catfishing is excellent at the Zapata County boat ramp and the state park in 10-20 feet of water using cut carp, tilapia or shad. Bigger fish in main lake channel. Alligator gar are good with tilapia or carp heads in 5-10 feet of water. Crappie are good in 15-30 feet of water vertical timber and brush piles. Report by Ram Reyes, Texas Kings Outdoors.

Fayette

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 83 degrees. Fishing continues to be good. Bass are good on humps and rip rap with various jigs and plastics in 10-20 feet of water on humps. Catfish are hitting punch bait in 6-20 feet of water, on tight lines over chum. Bluegill are good on worms or crickets around structure. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Fork

GOOD. Water Stained; 75 degrees; 5.71 feet low. Bass early morning bite is slow on topwaters, so start with a 1/2-3/4 ounce spinnerbait worked in 3-8 feet of water on windy points or high spots. Carolina rigs are best in 8-18 feet of water mid-morning. Smaller baits like 4 inch Ring Fry’s or French Fry’s in watermelon red and watermelon candy are working best. Deep crankbaits are better midday to evening over creek channel bends and long deeper points. Fire tiger and citrus shad patterns in 22-28 feet of water with Strike King XD 6. Report by Lake Fork fishing guide Marc Mitchell and Jason Hoffman, Lake Fork Pro. Crappie fishing on Lake Fork has been just incredible this past week for numbers. Crappie are stacking up on laydowns, brush piles, points, ledges and certain trees. Minnows will produce a lot of fish right now with hand ties working well when pitched and swam over the fish. Report provided by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

Ft. Phantom Hill

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 76 degrees; 3.60 feet low. White bass and hybrid stripers are excellent in 10-20 feet of water using live or artificial baits. Channel catfish are good along baited holes. Report by Clayton Lohse, Respect the Fish Guide Service.

Graham

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 0.84 feet low. Bite is slow at the crappie house crappie bite at the bridges minnows over jigs. Catfish are good spawning in the shallows on cut and prepared baits. Bass have spawned out and are feeding up. 15 feet of water using rattle traps.

Granbury

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.46 feet low. Shad are easy to find near retaining walls and in the main channel. Channel and blue catfish bite has slowed down. Target channel ledges and wind blown banks. Flathead catfish seem to be holding steady from 1-28 feet of water with cut baits producing better than live. Report by Jeffery Sojourner, Sojourner Fishing. Fish are moving quickly, so keep moving to stay on top of them. Striped bass are slow, but can be caught in 20-40 feet of water trolling umbrella-rigs with white or chartreuse or live bait mid lake. Catfish are good on cut bait in 10-40 feet of water on cut bait throughout the reservoir. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC. Largemouth bass are good on soft plastics around boat docks and deeper rock ledges. Still a decent topwater bite early on flats and shallow points, but the fish are moving deep quickly in the morning. Report by James Moore, North Texas Bass Fishing and Cmoore Striper Guide Services.

Granger

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.08 feet high. Black bass are fair on power worms fished up river around timber. Crappie are good on 1/32 ounce jigs and minnows fished over structure in 4-8 feet of water. White bass are fair on crankbaits trolled along roadbeds in 4-10 feet of water. Blue catfish are good on jug lines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are good on trotlines baited with perch or goldfish. Report by Tommy Tidwell, Tommy Tidwell’s Granger Lake Guide Service.

Grapevine

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 2.44 feet above. White bass are good on humps and edges of drop-offs in 16-24 feet of water with jigging spoons. Fish are scattered in deeper water submerged with no schooling or surfacing action. Report by Omar Cotter, Luck O’the Irish Fishing Guide Service.

Greenbelt

FAIR. Water stained; 77 degrees; 41.57 feet low. Best fishing is early morning and later in the evening. Catfishing at night is good with cheese bait and cut bait. Crappie are good using minnows and small jigs on brush piles and standing timber. Largemouth bass fair with an early morning topwater bite, and using crankbaits and spinner baits on grass lines. Sand bass are good schooling on humps biting silver spoons. Walleye are good scattered all over the lake on crappie jigs, buzz bait and minnows.

Houston County

GOOD. Water stained; 80 degrees; 0.00 at pool. Crappie are good on brush piles and docks using minnows and jigs. Bass are good with an early morning topwater bite, moving to grass beds biting on soft plastics. Catfish are good on cut and prepared baits in mid depths.

Hubbard Creek

GOOD. Water Stained; 76 degrees; 3.78 feet low. White bass and hybrid stripers are excellent in 10-20 feet of water using live or artificial baits. Channel catfish are good along baited holes. Report by Clayton Lohse, Respect the Fish Guide Service.

Jacksonville

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 76 degrees; 0.04 feet above. Summer fishing patterns are here like the triple digit weather. Largemouth bass are good on topwaters early morning, transitioning to crankbaits and dropshots around vegetation edges later in the day. Crappie are good on main lake brush piles and structure with minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on punch bait.

Joe Pool

GOOD. Water slightly stained; 78 degrees; 1.10 feet low. Bass are good near the dam around the intake tower with a consistent bite on shaky head straight-tailed worms in a junebug color or a Texas-rigged Senko in red shad. The Cedar Hill State Park shoreline on the northern end of the lake has been good with the same lures as well as a Carolina rig and a drop-shot rig in whatever plastic you have confidence in. Concentrate in 10-20 feet of water along the shoreline rocky bottom with a sharp depth change and dragging uphill when possible. Report provided by Ben Robertson, Ben’s Bass Excursions.

Lake O’ the Pines

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 82 degrees; 0.74 feet low. Crappie are excellent on brush in 15-20 feet of water biting on minnow and jigs. Bass are good on topwaters shallow early morning, moving to points with your favorite plastics after the topwater bite tapers off. Catfish spawn is over and they are good in 15-20 feet of water using cheese bait or cut bait. Report by Marty Thomas, Lake O the Pines Crappie Fishing.

Lavon

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 75 degrees; 0.90 feet above. Shad spawn is sporadic but the fish will still be shallow chasing their next meal. Crappie are holding at 9-18 feet of water. Black bass are slow in 1-5 feet of water early morning using chartreuse and white spinnerbaits, then moving to 3-15 feet of water using crankbaits. Sunfish are good in 12-20 feet of water on brush piles. Hitting earthworms and pieces of cut shad or cut minnows with 2-4 pound line. Catfish are good in 1-10 feet of water early in the morning with cut bait under a cork or stink bait. Bigger trophy fish are up in the timber in 3-10 feet of water using cut carp and shad. White bass are good running the banks early in the morning, 1-4 feet deep, when the shad are spawning. Small rooster tails ⅛ ounce, or 3-4 inch swimbaits are working shallow. Then move out to 10-15 feet on main lake points to find them with one ounce slabs. Make a lot of noise, they will come to your boat. If you have a thumper that will keep them under the boat. Report by Carey Thorn, White Bass Fishing Texas.

LBJ

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 0.71 feet low. Bass are good in 10 feet or less under docks and around brush piles with frogs and senkos, and swimbaits along banks as the bass feed on bait fish. Night fishing is good for bass and white bass on submerged water lights using small crankbaits and crappie jigs. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. LBJ is still fishing good for bass shallow and deep. Work a fluke and frog shallow around the water lilies, bulkheads and laydowns to get some good bites early and some throughout the day. The bigger ones are off shore on deep rock piles and brush piles in 10-25 feet. Throw shaky heads, jigs, carolina rigs and crankbaits on these fish. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs Bass Fishing Guide Service. Crappie are good in 18-25 feet of water with chartreuse jigs. Report by Jess Rotherham, Texas Crappie Fishing Service.

Lewisville

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 2.10 feet above. Water temperatures rise with the summer heat. White bass are good on points and humps in 20-30 feet of water biting slabs or live bait. Hybrid stripers are slow, but can be caught mixed in with the white bass. If you are keeping fish, please be aware that there are a lot of undersized hybrid stripers in the lake that look very similar to a white bass. Catfish are good drifting cut shad or chicken breasts in 16-24 feet of water. Check near wind blown points, humps, and flats near creek channels. Crappie are fair ranging from 6-25 feet of water on rock piles, stumps, laydowns, brush piles, standing timber, and bridge columns have all produced fish. Minnows and jigs are catching those fish. Report by Wes Campbell, BendaRod Fishing.

Limestone

EXCELLENT. Water clear; 86 degrees; 0.58 feet below. Crappie are good in 12-18 feet of water on minnows around brush and standing timber. Largemouth bass are good in 4-12 feet of water on Texas rigs, jigs, square bills and crankbaits. White bass are good in 7-16 feet of water on silver jigging spoons. Catfish are good in 10-18 feet of water on cut bait. As always good luck and tight lines see y’all on the water! Report by Colan Gonzales, DFW Fishing Guide Booking.com.

Livingston

GOOD. Stained; 85 degrees; 0.15 feet above. Bass are good early morning on topwaters, then pushing out to grass ledges with crankbaits and swimbaits. Catfish are good off docks and the bank with cut bait. White bass are schooling on main lake humps and points using silver jigging spoons and small swimbaits.

Martin Creek

SLOW. 78 degrees. Water lightly stained; 0.36 feet below. Marking a lot of small fish in 14-25 feet of water, but they are slow to bite. Try throwing a 1/8 ounce jig with shad color plastic.

Medina

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 60.14 feet low. Black bass are fair early morning on topwaters, moving to grass beds with soft plastics as the sun rises. White bass are good using slabs on main lake humps and points. Striped bass are fair on slabs and Alabama rigs on humps. Catfish are good with stink bait and cut baits.

Meredith

GOOD. Water stained; 70 degrees; 53.41 feet low. Overall the bite is in full swing. Bass are good in the shallows on minnows and artificial baits. Catfish are good on live, stink, and punch baits. Crappie are excellent with minnows being the ticket. Throwing jigs, grubs and other artificials will get a bite too. Trout are slow on power baits and small spinners. Walleye are excellent with many limits coming on minnows, crawlers, crankbaits, grubs, and other artificials. Please be safe, watch weather reports. Life vests save lives. Hope this helps you enjoy Lake Meredith. Report by Kenneth Wysong, SharKens Honey hole.

Millers Creek

GOOD. Water stained; 82 degrees; 2.14 feet low. Crappie are good on brush piles with minnows and jigs. Catfish are good off docks in mid depths with cheese bait and cut bait. Bass are fair on grass beds with soft plastics.

Naconiche

GOOD. Water clear to stained; 83 degrees. Starting to see some good numbers of post-spawn bass schooling up over deeper water. The shad are small, so down-size your presentation. Most fish are suspended just above the thermocline depth, so count your lure down to 10-14 feet and keep it in the strike zone. A mag-worm in junebug color is getting bit in 8-12 feet of water. Try a square bill crankbait over the grass during the midday heat. Crappie population is good. Catfish are slow. Report by Eric Wolfe, NacoTack Fishing Services.

Nasworthy

GOOD. Water murky; 84 degrees. 1.06 feet low. Summer patterns are here to stay and so is the heat. Bass are good in the reeds and around boat docks using soft plastics and top water. Crappie are good in the reeds, around docks, and the bridge using crappie jigs and minnows. Catfish are good by the dam and in the river, using cut bait. Report provided by the Angelo State Fishing Team.

Navarro Mills

GOOD. Stained; 79 degrees; 0.28 feet low. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush piles in 5-15 feet of water, near the dam and off the shoreline. Catfish are good on jug lines and trot lines. Bass are fair along the dam from the shoreline. Report Charlie Boze, Navarro Mills Marina.

O.C. Fisher

FAIR. Water stained; 77 degrees; 44.23 feet low. Fishing patterns are similar as the Texas sun heats up the lake. Largemouth bass are good early morning using topwaters, then throwing your favorite plastics along grass edges and docks as topwater bite ends. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs on main lake brush piles. White bass are good on points and humps using slabs. Catfish are fair on stink bait, live, and cut bait.

O.H. Ivie

GREAT. Water clear; 77 degrees; 18.48 feet low. White bass are starting to run with a good bite on live bait, jigs and crankbaits. Crappie are good with jigs and minnows. Largemouth bass are good. Catfish are good on prepared baits, live and cut bait. Report by Concho Park and Marina.

Oak Creek

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 73 degrees; 7.27 feet low. Night fishing is good. Catfish are good off the bank and docks with cut bait. Crappie are good on brush and standing timber with live minnows and jigs. White bass are fair trolling with live minnows. Bass are good with worms and deep running spinner baits in 10-12 feet of water. Report provided by Randal Pate, Sportsman’s Lodge.

Palestine

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 0.19 feet high. Winds are high so exercise water safety. Bass on the north end are biting Texas rigged brush hawgs and tube jigs in 3 feet of water around brush and stumps. On the south end the bass are biting on points with Carolina rigs and deep diving crankbaits. Crappie are beneath the 155 bridge, on brush piles, and in the river channel in 20 feet of water on jigs. White bass are in 15 feet of water on jigging spoons and tail spinners. Catfish are excellent in 17 feet of water on baited holes. Report by Ricky Vandergriff, Ricky’s Guide Service.

Palo Pinto

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 1.67 feet low. Largemouth bass are fair early around boat docks and rock points on soft plastics. Sand bass have been biting topwaters very early in the morning. Report by James Moore, North Texas Bass Fishing and Cmoore Striper Guide Services.

Possum Kingdom

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 78-83 degrees; 1.20 feet low. Striped bass fishing it on fire. Trolling white or chartreuse jigs seems to be the ticket for daily limits, but live shad is working too. Starting to see some schooling but very sporadic. Sand bass are fair to good using chartreuse slabs and spoons. Starting to see some schooling on the surface. Catfish will be slow for the next few weeks while they spawn. Report by TJ Ranft, Ranft Guide Service.

Proctor

GOOD. Water stained; 77 degrees; 3.24 feet low. White bass and stripers are fair on windy points with slabs. Black bass are poor. Crappie are fair on brush piles. Catfish are fair at the back of the lake.

Raven

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 84 degrees; 3 feet low. Fishing continues to be similar and excellent. Catfish are excellent on cut bait and minnows. Crappie are good on minnows around timber and piers. Bass bite has been great on topwater and weightless plastics in the morning and evening. Prairie Branch fishing pier is still under renovations.

Ray Hubbard

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 77-80 degrees; 0.06 feet low. White bass are fair chasing small shad fry shallow off points in 8-12 feet of water throwing small tail spinners. When the shallow bite ends, move to humps and ridges in 12-28 feet of water using a slab and jig combination. Crappie are good on brush tops in 15-25 feet of water with jigs and minnows working equally well. Catfish are good on the north end of the lake around trees using cut shad and prepared stink bait. Report by John Varner, John Varner’s Guide Service.

Ray Roberts

SLOW; Water lightly stained; 74 degrees; 0.88 feet above. Catfish are good off docks and shorelines with cheese bait. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows in submerged structures and main lake brush piles. Largemouth bass are good along grass lines using flukes and finesse jigs, with some early morning topwater action. White bass are good under the birds using slabs and jigging spoons.

Richland Chambers

FAIR. Water clear; 76 degrees; 2.36 feet low. Crappie are fair in 15-20 feet of water on minnows. White bass are good on slabs. Hybrid bass are fair schooling on the south shoreline near Fisherman’s Point Marina using live shad and swimbaits. Eater size channel catfish are fair on punch bait on a #4 treble hook. Blue catfish are good mixed in with the white bass, and on wind blown points. Report by Royce Simmons, Gone Fishin’ Guide Service.

Sam Rayburn

GOOD. Water stained; 74 degrees; 1.34 feet low. White bass are showing up in the lake off points jigging spoons and crankbaits. Bass are shallow on topwater frogs in the morning, moving to 15-18 feet off drops and ledges using Carolina rigs later in the day. Crappie are good on brush piles and catfish are close by. Bluegill have started their game of hide and seek for the summer. Report by Lynn Atkinson, Reel Um N Guide Service.

Somerville

FAIR. Stained; 82-84 degrees; 0.33 feet below. Crappie, bluegill, and catfish are good in Somerville Marina early morning and late evening. This pattern should persist throughout the summer. Black bass are good hitting jigs with plastics on rocky points, brush, and on drop-offs in 10-15 feet of water. Crappie are good on main lake brush piles in 8-18 feet of water using minnows and various colored jigs. The bite is starting to slow with more undersized catches as the water temperature increases. Catfish are good early morning using shad, liver, and punch bait. White bass are good with larger fish showing up for summer. Hybrid bass are good hitting jigs bounced into schools or trolling with pet spoons, shad, and pencil minnows in 8-10 feet of water. Report by Weldon Kirk, Fish Tales Guide Service.

Spence

FAIR. Water stained; 76 degrees. 40.44 feet low. Bass are good early morning with topwaters, pushing out to standing timber and docks using crankbaits, chatterbaits as the sun rises. Crappie are good on the main lake structure using minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on windblown points and humps with slabs. Channel catfish are fair on live and cut bait on windblown points.

Stamford

FAIR. Water stained; 80 degrees; 2.16 feet low. Fishing is hit-or-miss for all species. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs on main lake structure. Catfish are fair shallow on prepared baits. Bass are good on minnows with some topwater action early morning moving to mid depths as the sun rises. Report by Anchor Marina.

Stillhouse

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 79 degrees; 4.86 feet low. At Stillhouse Hollow, weekly tournament results have seen average weights dropping as the lake warms up. As the lake drops, hydrilla mats continue to form and grow. Consistently successful largemouth bass anglers are presenting naturally colored, dark, soft plastics on the outer fringes of deep growing hydrilla using both Texas rigs and Carolina rigs. Report by Bob Maindelle, Holding the Line Guide Service.

Sulphur Springs

FAIR. Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 2.61 feet low. Summer heat is here to stay and the fish have taken notice with best bites early and late. Bass are fair using crankbaits and Texas rigs, with some topwater action early in the morning. Crappie are fair on main lake brush piles and structure with jigs and minnows. Catfish are fair with punch bait and cut bait.

Tawakoni

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 80 degrees; 1.45 feet low. Lake Tawakoni is in full summer pattern these days! Seems like just about all species of fish are spawned out and are predictable. Hybrid bass and stripers have been good on shallow structures such as humps and extended points. White bass are mixed in the schools and all can be caught on slabs and swimbaits. The blue catfish bite has slowed down some as the channel cat bite is wide open. Both corks or drop down fishing has been good, but prepared baits such as lunch bait or dip bait have been working best. Crappie have been steady on minnows on bridge pilings and brush piles in 12-18 feet. Largemouth bass are good on shallow docks and retaining walls using shallow water crank baits and spinner baits. Back of large coves have been a good place to throw a white frog in or around vegetation. Report provided by Captain Michael Littlejohn, Lake Tawakoni Guide Service.

Texana

FAIR. Water stained; 77 degrees; 2.46 feet low. Bass are good with an early morning topwater bite moving to grass beds and mid depth on deep diving crankbaits, spinners. Crappie are good on main lake brush piles, and submerged structures using minnows and jigs. Catfish are good throughout the lake on liver perch, cut bait and juglines.

Texoma

EXCELLENT. Water stained; 73 degrees; 1.19 feet above. Striped bass are excellent with topwaters, and some slabs, and Alabama- rigs in 8-25 feet of water. Fish are surfacing everyday and the warmer it gets the better the bite will become. Report by John Blasingame, Adventure Texoma Outdoors.

Toledo Bend

GOOD. Water stained; 77-80 degrees; 1.04 feet low. The water level is 170.8 with no generators running. The back feeder creeks are stained with no current flow and the thermocline is showing up on boat electronics at about 14 feet. The main lake is clear with no rain this week. Bass are in full summer patterns transitioning to river bends and points. Early in the mornings as the sun comes up use topwater baits, such as Pop Rs, buzz baits, popping frogs, and spooks. Mid-morning as the fish go deeper transition to 8-12 inch ribbon tail worms and crankbaits in 12-20 feet of water. Crappie and bream are in the brush piles and lay downs. Crappie are biting best on crappie jigs on the T-Bend favorite colors of monkey milk, T-shad in MGS and pie yow, and live minnows. The bigger bluegills should be moving back up to the spawning beds on the next full moon. You can catch a Bluegill using live crickets, grasshoppers, and earthworms. Catfish have been slow this week due to the thermocline. Summer is here with air temperatures in the 90’s, so don’t forget to wear sun protection and gear. It is important to stay hydrated when on the water to avoid heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Bring the family out to explore the beautiful Toledo Bend on kayaks or canoes. Remember to always keep your life jacket on while on the water, and to fasten the engine kill switch lanyard to your life jacket, if you are operating a motorized vessel on the water. Play it safe on the water, always inform your loved ones or a friend of your expected return time to port or home. Good luck and tight lines! Report from Captain Steve (Scooby) Stubbe, Mudfish Adventures LLC, Mudfish Rod Shop, Kayak and Fishing Guide Service

Travis

GOOD. Stained; 74-77 degrees; 27.50 feet low. Bass are good using drop shots, swimbaits and shaky heads off ledges around banks. The lower end of the lake is best for numbers, and the upper end is producing larger bass. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. Bass are good in the morning and evening chasing big bait balls in 10-15 feet of water in the marinas using small swimbaits and topwaters. After the morning bite tapers fish the bluffs and points with drop shots. White bass and crappie in the marinas with live bait. Morning and evening bite best, but the fish are there all day. Report by Randal Frisbie, Central Texas Fishing Guide, LLC. Bass are fair to good with some schooling action early morning biting on topwaters. Transitioning deeper to 15-40 feet of water using 4-5 inch shaky head worms and Texas rigs. Report by David Townsend, Austin Fishing Guide. Bass are good schooling in the morning on main lake points and marinas chasing shad. Downsize your topwaters and jigging spoons to match bait size. Crappie are excellent in the Pedernales in 18-22 feet of water on brush piles and live bait. Report by Charles Whited, Barefoot Fishing Tours. Bass are good with shallow on topwaters like a walking style lure or splashing style lures. Larger fish are deeper coming on jigs, Texas rigs, shaky heads and dropshots. To get the bass on shallow and deep points, ledges and cliff crankbaits are working. Report by Bryan Cotter, Texas Hawgs Bass Fishing Guide Service.

Twin Buttes

EXCELLENT. Water stained. 79 degrees. 15.08 feet low. White bass are good about an hour after daylight with topwaters, switching to slabs, spinnerbaits and anything that shines after the morning bite ends. Larger fish are staying deep. Crappie are fair in 32-37 feet of water holding tight to structure using live minnows. Channel catfish are excellent up to six pounds on prepared baits, live bluegill, and nightcrawlers. Target open water in 24-30 feet of water. Report by Captain Michael Peterson, 4 Reel Fun Guide Service.

Tyler

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 77 degrees; 0.12 feet below. Bass are fair on topwaters early morning and late in the evening with topwaters and finesse jigs. Crappie are fair in 16 feet of water on brush piles and submerged structures using live minnows and jigs. Bluegill are good on red worms. Catfish are good along the rocks using stink bait. Report by Paul Taylor, The Boulders at Lake Tyler.

Waco

GOOD. Water stained; 77 degrees; 5.89 feet low. Crappie are good on timber and brush piles anywhere from 10-20 feet of water using minnows and jigs. The 12 foot Outlaw crappie rods were the key enabling us to keep off the brush pile. Report by Zach Minnix, Jig N Jerk Guide Service. Black and white bass are good on topwaters early morning, then schooling throughout the day chasing shad. Catfish are good on live bait. Good numbers of crappie on brush piles. Report by Johnny Matthews, local angler.

Walter E. Long

GOOD. Water clear; 75 degrees. Bass are good suspended off the bottom chasing bait balls in 10-15 feet of water using jig heads with a swimbait, and drop shots. Hybrid striped bass are good in 15-20 feet of water on crankbaits. Report provided by Carson Conklin, ATX Fishing. The lake has transitioned to the early summer patterns. Bass are related to the reeds, and in the thick grass with some on the outer edges of the grass. It is harder to find groups of fish after the first couple hours of the day. Report by David Townsend, Austin Fishing Guide.

Weatherford

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 4.65 feet low. White bass are good using slabs and silver jigging spoons on main lake humps under the birds. Bass are good with some schooling topwater action early morning, switching to crankbaits along the grass when the morning bite ends. Crappie are good on main lake brush piles with minnows and jigs. Catfish are good off docks using cut and prepared bait.

White River

SLOW. Water stained; 78 degrees; 22.64 feet low. Fishing off the pier in 4-6 feet of water is reeling in catfish and white bass. Catfish are good on cut shad. White bass are good on white jigs, carp and are always good on dough bait.

Whitney

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 78 degrees; 2.88 feet low. Striped bass are biting topwaters and 6 inch spoons from McCown Valley Park all the way to King Creek. Report by James Moore, North Texas Bass Fishing and Cmoore Striper Guide Services. Fishing is similar with the fish moving quickly. Striped bass are great in 20-50 feet of water trolling umbrella-rigs, swimbaits and fishing with live bait on flats and along the main river channel throughout the reservoir. Catfish are great on live or cut bait near the bottom throughout the reservoir. Report provided by Kraig Sexton, Sexton’s Guide Service LLC.

Worth

GOOD. Water stained; 79 degrees; 2.04 feet low. Fishing is similar as the water heats up in the summer sun. White bass are good in shallow water main lake points and structure on slabs. White bass are good on main lake structure using slabs with teaser flies. Crappie are fair to good on brush piles and main lake structures using jigs with white color combinations. Largemouth bass are fair to good on crankbaits around docks and main lake structure. Blue catfish are slow. Channel catfish are good on punch bait. The report was provided by Chad Ferguson of North Texas Catfish Guide Service.

Wright Patman

GOOD. Water lightly stained; 83 degrees; 2.32 feet above. Fishing is good as we enter into the summer heat. Crappie are good in on main lake points using jigs and minnows. Limits of catfish are good in the main lake using punch bait. White bass are good hitting most everything such as swimbaits, and fluke style baits. Report by Brooks Tarkington, Lake Wright Patman Guide Service.